Haemaphysalis (Rhipistoma) muhsamae Santos Dias, 1954

Sylla, Massamba, Ndiaye, Mady, Souris, Marc & Gonzalez, Jean-Paul, 2018, Ticks (Acari: Ixodida) of the genus Haemaphysalis Koch, 1844 in Senegal: a review of host associations, chorology, and identification, Acarologia 58 (4), pp. 928-945 : 935-937

Haemaphysalis (Rhipistoma) muhsamae Santos Dias, 1954

Haemaphysalis (Rhipistoma) muhsamae is typically a parasite of carnivores of the Mustelidae and Viverridae families. It was confused for a long time with H. leachi , which shares the same hosts and the same geographical distribution. A specimen collected from the zorilla or Striped polecat, Ictonyx striatus ( Carnivora , Mustelidae ) in Hann, Dakar is deposited (1♂, August 5, 1939, IFAN) ( Figure 4 ). Although not abundant in the collection, several records from Senegal are attributed to this species. Those are from Diourbel (14°40’N, 16°15’W, Diourbel Dpt., Diourbel Reg.); Mahekor Forest reserve; Bao Bolon (13°38’N, 15°45’W, Nioro du Rip Dpt., Kaolack Reg.); Kassas Forest reserve (14°14’N, 15°35’W, Kaffrine Dpt., Kaffrine Reg.); Saboya Forest reserve (13°39’N, 16°07’W, Nioro-du-Rip Dpt., Kaolack Reg.); Bandia Forest reserve (14°35’N, 17°01’W, Mbour Dpt., Thies Reg.); Ngoyé = Ngohé (14°34’N, 16°3’W; Diourbel Dpt., Diourbel Reg.); Dialakoto (13°19’N, 13°18’W, Tambacounda Dpt., Tambacounda Reg.); Bambey, CNRA (14°N, 16°W, Thiès Dpt., Thies Reg.); Almadies, Dakar; on the road to Thies-Bambey; on the road Bambey-Fatick-Mbour (14°N, 16°W, Kaolack and Thies Regs.); on the road Bandia-Fatick; Sandiara-Khombole; Dakar; on the road to Fatick- Mbour; Sandiara-Mbour; Mbour; on the road to Bandia-Mbour; Kedougou; Sandiara (14°25’N, 16°48’W, Mbour Dpt., Thies Reg.); Thies; Louly; Baria Forest reserve (13°37’N, 16°13’W,

Nioro du Rip Dpt., Kaolack Reg .); Sidioli (12°43’N, 12°16’W, Kedougou Dpt., Kedougou Reg. ) ; on the road to Kedougou-Mako (12°N, 12°W, Kedougou Dpt., Tambacounda Reg. ) ; and Bandafassi (12°32’N, 12°19’W, Kedougou Dpt., Kedougou Reg. ) .

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Figure 4 Collecting sites ofHaemaphysalis of the leachi group indicated in red; blue dots show localization of all other collection sites: A – Haemaphysalis (Rhipistoma) leachi; B – Haemaphysalis (Rhipistoma) moreli; C – Haemaphysalis (Rhipistoma) muhsamae; D – Haemaphysalis (Rhipistoma) spinulosa.